diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yaml b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
index bb41f6741..8845d11e9 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -1029,8 +1029,12 @@ services:
       - ./templates/${MG_REPORTS_EMAIL_TEMPLATE}:/email.tmpl
 
   pdf-generator:
-    image: gotenberg/gotenberg:8.25.1
+    image: gotenberg/gotenberg:8.34.0
     container_name: magistrala-pdf
+    restart: on-failure
+    # Gotenberg leaks memory over time (upstream issues #987, #1169); the cap
+    # keeps the OOM kill inside this container instead of stalling the host.
+    mem_limit: 512m
     ports:
       - "4000:3000"
     networks: